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BUTTON FASTENING. I No. 274,376. Patented Mar.20, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFIGE.

GEORGE W. PRENTIOE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE HEAIONBUTTON FASTENER COMPANY, OFSAME PLACE.

BUTTON-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,376, dated March20, 1883.

-Application filed January 24, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W.PRENTIGE, acitizen of theUnited States, residing at Providence, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Button-Fastenings; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide an improvement inbutton-fasteners or metal. lie connections whereby buttons may bereadily and securely attached to fabrics without the aid ofsetting-instruments or other like applimines; and it consistsessentially of a stapleshaped device provided with loops upon the lowerends thereof, which are adapted to be passed through openings in thefabric and engage with a locking-pin of peculiar construction to holdthe several parts together, all aswill be hereinafter'more fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofthe loop portion of myimproved fastener; Fig. 2, a side elevation of thesame as attached to-the shank of a button, and with the retaining-pin inposition within the loops of the fastener; Fig. 3, a similar, view asattached to a button and fabric, and Fig. 4 a detail view of theretaining-pin.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.I

The upper portion of my improved fastening device is formed like astaple, having the lower ends thereof bent up into loops or rings a,which are arranged parallel to each other, as shownr The retaining-pinbis formed with two loops or bends, c, and curved ends d, as fully shownin Fig. 4.

In the operation of attaching buttons to fah- 5 rics or other materialsby my improved fastener two small slits or openings are made through thefabric, and. the shank of the button being adjusted into the upper partof the fastener, the loops a are pushed down through the said slits oropenings, so as to project below the lower surface of the fabric, andthe retaining'pin I; inserted crosswise through the said loops, thebends c of the pin resting in the loops, as shown. The button is thenpulled upward, which draws the fastener up into place, and leaves but asmall and hardly appreciable projection upon the under surface of thefabric, the curved ends d projecting up into the fabric, so as to leavea smooth finish. I do not, however, limit myself to the specified shapeof the said retaining-pin, as it is obvious that a spring-link or othersuitable-shaped pin may be employed to accomplish the purpose of holdingthe loops of the fastener in place, 6 and such change or modification ishereby contemplated by me.

By means of my improvements buttons may be readily attached to anydesired fabric without the aid of the usual setting-instrument, 0 andthe device can be produced at a very small expense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is-In a button-fastener, a staple-shaped con- 7 5 nection provided withrings or loops at at its lower portion, in combination with aretainingpin, b, which is adapted to fit within said loops at,substantially as and for the purpose specitied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.I I

GEORGE W. PRENTIOE.

Witnesses:

PARKER H. SWEET, J r., w J OHN T. ARMS.

